Poll: 66% of Americans would rather see BLM riots investigated over Jan. 6 capital protests

Conservative News DailyJuly 30, 2021

Oregon Police wearing anti-riot gear march towards protesters through tear gas smoke during the 100th day and night of protests against racism and police brutality in Portland, Oregon, on September 5, 2020. – Police arrested dozens of people and used tear gas against hundreds of demonstrators in Portland late on September 5. (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

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A new poll suggests a majority of Americans want an investigation into last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and riots. According a recent Rasmussen survey, 66 percent of voters would rather see the 2020 BLM incidents investigated over the breech at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Two-Thirds of Voters Want Congress to Investigate 2020 Riots

Jan 6th riots – only 49%https://t.co/L12YguADuU pic.twitter.com/RGLmwCnme2

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) July 24, 2021

Most of the respondents said they were part of a minority group and an investigation into the riots following the death of George Floyd should be a priority.

(To see survey question wording, click here.)

Meanwhile, 65 percent of voters also disagree with BLM activists who claim the U.S. flag is a symbol of racism and 63 percent believe participants in the 2020 rioting should be criminally charged.

This comes as GOP lawmakers have decried House Democrats’ January 6 commission as being a purely partisan venture. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) issued a statement slamming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for playing politics and not taking the commission seriously.